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HR 115 113th Congress House

School Building Enhancement Act

Official title: To provide for grants from the Secretary of Education to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs.

Introduced: January 3, 2013 See on congress.gov
Education Alternative and renewable resourcesEducation programs fundingEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary education
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Energy efficiency and conservationMotor fuels
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Apr 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 23, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

School Building Enhancement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide grants to: (1) states and local educational agencies (LEAs) for providing intensive technical assistance for, and assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Energy Star for K-12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) LEAs that become partners through such Energy Star program; and (3) states for use in the development, in partnership with the Secretary of Energy, of state-level school energy efficiency quality plans.

Requires the Secretary of Education to give priority to projects to provide assistance to state and local educational agencies with a demonstrated need for energy efficiency improvement.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
Cartwright, Matt
· Feb 10, 2014
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jan 3, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Jan 3, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Jan 3, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 115: School Building Enhancement Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-115/
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"H.R. 115: School Building Enhancement Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-115/.
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H.R. 115, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-115/.
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